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31.Dd July 24, 1996
32.Os
33.Dt VOP_LINK 9
34.Sh NAME
35.Nm VOP_LINK
36.Nd create a new name for a file
37.Sh SYNOPSIS
38.Fd #include <sys/vnode.h>
39.Ft int
40.Fn VOP_LINK "struct vnode *dvp" "struct vnode *vp" "struct componentname *cnp"
41.Sh DESCRIPTION
42This links a new name in the specified directory to an existing file.
43.Pp
44Its arguments are:
45.Bl -tag -width 8X
46.It Ar dvp
47the vnode of the directory
48.It At vp
49the vnode of the file to be linked
50.It Ar cnp
51pathname information about the file
52.El
53.Pp
54The directory vnode is unlocked and released on exit.
55.Sh LOCKS
56The directory,
57.Fa dvp
58should be locked on entry and will be unlocked and released on exit.
59The file
60.Fa vp
61should not be locked.
62.Sh RETURN VALUES
63Zero is returned if the file was linked successfully, otherwise an
64error is returned.
65.Sh PSEUDOCODE
66.Bd -literal
67int
68vop_link(struct vnode *dvp, struct vnode *vp, struct componentname *cnp)
69{
70    int error = 0;
71
72    if (vp->v_mount != dvp->v_mount) {
73	VOP_ABORTOP(dvp, cnp);
74	error = EXDEV;
75	goto out2;
76    }
77    if (vp != dvp && (error = VOP_LOCK(vp))) {
78	VOP_ABORTOP(dvp, cnp);
79	goto out2;
80    }
81
82    if (vp would have too many links) {
83	VOP_ABORTOP(dvp, cnp);
84	error = EMLINK;
85	goto out1;
86    }
87
88    if (vp is immutable) {
89	VOP_ABORTOP(dvp, cnp);
90	error = EPERM;
91	goto out1;
92    }
93
94    /*
95     * Increment link count of vp and write back the on-disc version of it.
96     */
97    ...;
98
99    if (!error) {
100	/*
101	 * Add the new name to the directory.
102	 */
103	...;
104    }
105
106    free(cnp->cn_pnbuf, M_NAMEI);
107out1:
108    if (vp != dvp)
109	VOP_UNLOCK(vp);
110out2:
111    vput(dvp);
112
113    return error;
114}
115.Ed
116.Sh ERRORS
117.Bl -tag -width Er
118.It Bq Er EPERM
119the file is immutable
120.El
121.Sh SEE ALSO
122.Xr vnode 9
123.Sh AUTHORS
124This man page was written by Doug Rabson.
125